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06-06-2011, 04:26 AM
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there were more vehicles here than airplanes. The field actually looked like a battalion had struck camp there. in a previous year a guy brought in a Tiger tank he had made. sadly he wasnt there this year. but some of the nicest vintage cycles were present. harley, matchless, bmw, etc...
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06-06-2011, 04:33 AM
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there was some pretty impressive wheeled and tracked stuff...
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06-06-2011, 04:41 AM
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built at the field is a mock french village and several times during the weekend the german and allies would duke it out...
and some pics of the elaborate encampments...
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06-06-2011, 04:53 AM
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now to the airplanes. this part was actually a little bit of a let down. they had tons of at-6s, pt-19s, cubs, stinsons, etc. and while i would love to jump in just about anything with fixed wings and go for a spin i am here for the warbirds. i can pretty much see a texan or ryan anytime. spitfires, mustangs, etc. is of more interest to me. there were no german ac at all. there was a griffon spitfire but it didnt land...it must have flown down from hamilton, canada for the show and left.
the one claim to fame is that they are restoring a p61 black widow. hopefully it will fly in the next few years. it was on display and they were taking donations and selling stuff about it.
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06-06-2011, 05:02 AM
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the only 2 non us ac that were there were this jap bomber which i am not sure is actually original. it may be a mock up. and this storch looking ac...sorry i guess there was one german plane.
most of the ac were navy .... i am guessing this theme came from the anniversary of the 100 years of naval aviation.
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06-06-2011, 05:09 AM
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one of the coolest things was this vintage curtis naval ac which looked like something the wright bros put together. what was the biggest surprise was when it actually flew! now that is something you dont often see!
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06-06-2011, 05:18 AM
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some of the planes that i could get close enough to..
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